Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-10-08
LEONE LOCAL. CHAT.

soonest OF the many houses OF the
Lord that adorp our streets, and one
of which the congregation who wor-
ship there may well be proud. Mr..
B. B. Owens, of Baltimore, was the
architect, and Mr.. Harvey Cushwa, of
this city, the builder. The frescoeing
was done by Mr.. FL. ID. Dukes, of
Shippensburg, Pa, and has been done
very skillfully and artistically, especi-
ally the back ground of scenery
"Jethro's Valley" taken from APP
| pleton's Illustrated Paradise -
Much Of the beauty is in the fine per-
spective, as well as in the artistic per-
ception in coloring.
The building has seating capacity
of six hundred, and the height in au.
ditorium forty feet in apex, with the
top furnished in Georgia pine, hard
oiled. The seats are cherry, finished
in the natural wood, with trimmings
of red oak. The grain and finish is
beautiful, and the seats such a COM
Portable incline to sit upon that long
sermon would not be bit distressing.
The arrangement of them in order is
unique and effective, aud, like very
many of the designs, is one of the pas
tors own ideas.
The following handsome furnish
ings were donated by friends of the
church, congregation and pastor:
Pulpit Hymn Book and Bible were
the gift of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Ship
ley; cost, $40. The marble stand in
front of the pulpit was given by Mr..
VIM. Wilen; So. The pulpit, which
is handsome piece of workmanship,
of walnut, and beautifully veneered,
was presented by Mr.. A. Kogleschatz; ;
$50. The handsome set of altar
chairs, walnut, plush trimmed, were
the gifts of Mrs. Warfeld and Mrs.
Baker, of Baltimore $50. The mag
nificent chandelier, which has eight
tiers of prisms, was the donation of
our fellow townsman, Mr.. Arthur
Shober, of Wichita, Kas. Its cost was
$500. Mr.. John III. feathers, also a
formerly well-known citizen of this
place, but now of Louisville, KY.
gave the tower, which is nearly 100
feet high, at the cost of $500. The
memorial windows are all very hand
some. The large triple window in
front is to the memory of Rev. Thomas
Sergeant, Rev. David Shoaff and Rev.
John Poisal, all of whom were former
pastors of the church in this city. The
windows above the altar are those of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Wolfe. Those on
the sides in the following order: Sus-
an Showers, John G. Fisher, Bette
Keefe, Nancy B. Throckmorton, Sar-
alb E. Sayles, Fannie E. Shipley, VIM.
Drucillas and Martha Lamar, John p.
and Frank w. Shaffer, VIM. l. and
Amanda Herring, VIM. and Elizabeth
Lethers. The window over the inner
door is in memory of Oscar Andrews,
the PASTORS little son, who died some
months ago; and the window front
memorial of Martin Timberlake.
Bishop A. w. Wilson, Of Balto.,
who is fluent speaker and fine the
ologian. gave very appropriate aud
interesting discourse, Sunday morn
ing, from Matthew, oath chap, 35th
verse. DIR. Martin and Rev. Mr..
Armstrong then took charge of the
services, and, assisted by some of the
lay members, done some very effective
work of a material kind, in very
happy manner.
1t is generally no easy matter to
raise religion that will pan out a
$4,000 subscription in one day. Yet
such was the case, leaving but the
small Indebtedness of $500, out of
first cost of $4,000. How much of
this showing is due to the energetic
work of Rev. j. r. Andrews, only he
himself realizes, and as he is far too
modest to talk about it, l suppose we
shall never know all he has done in
the way of hard prayer and harder
work. But those who know his per-
severipg nature, and contrast the
changes made since his pastorate here,
give honor to whom it is due.
The site is one of the most desirable
in the city, and the building is thor
ough in all its finish and appoint
ments, even in the lecture room, which
is heated by registers just the same as
the church proper; the furnaces being
in the cellar. The handsome yard is
enclosed by neat railing.
The house was filled to overlooking
on Sunday, and the music was excel
lent. The services during the week
have been interesting, and were large
ly attended.
We extend, with others, our con-
gratulations to both pastor and peo-
pie and hope they may live long to
enjoy their new abode of worship.
~
see booked among the dead letter
mail letter to "a Materialist."
Plenty of people around here ought
to answer to that name. Pm sort
ofmaterialist myself; but all the same
they won't hand over the document.
If ] had a rival claimant the p. NJ.
might do as George Tabler did once
when a letter came addressed "to
the handsomest girl in Martinsburg,"
and was called for by two young ladies
who thought they were entitled to it.
He wisely left them to settle it be-
tween themselves. Even Capt. Coils